Choosing to/not to Believe? Not Possible?

[Ravenshire]

Choosing to embrace your faith is not the same thing as choosing to believe. You can choose to research, to seek out answers, but unless there is some other influence, choosing to believe or not believe those answers is impossible

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I think parents play a big role there, yes. But that does not explain those who embrace (or change) faith later on in life, so that cannot be the end all explanation either. If that were so, only those raised in very religious homes would remain religious, but that is not necessarily always the case.

We're steeped in the beliefs of our homelands whether our parents are believers or not. Indoctrination doesn't just happen at home.